Egypt’s continued detention of three Al Jazeera English journalists, and one of their colleagues from Al Jazeera Arabic, comes in the midst of a long and convoluted campaign against independent media voices in the country.

According to Carlos Conde, current researcher on the Philippines for Human Rights Watch's Asia division, there’s a popular phrase among journalists in the Philippines: “You’re free to say whatever you want; what happens next is the problem.” CJFE discusses the lasting impact of impunity on the mass media in the Philippines.